Linux drivers packages are available from the AverMedia website at [http://www.avermedia.com/cgi-bin/support_driverbympdpro.asp?category=TV%20Card&category2=Hybrid&proname=12&modelno=A16AR# here]

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A [[DVB-T]] [[DVB-T PCI Cards|PCI card]] produced by [[AVerMedia]].

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These packages are avilable in Fedora Core 3 and 4, SUSE and Mandriva. ""Please report if these driver works or not""

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This card is supported under Linux, having been added to kernel 2.6.19.

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Alien these files reveal that they are drivers for:

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Note: There are actually two different [[AVerMedia]] cards that bear the identical name "AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI", so one must be careful to distinguish between this one, the [[AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16AR)|A16AR]], and the other, the [[AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16D)|A16D]].

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mt352.ko

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{{Note|You may sometimes see this model referred to simply as the A16A. The trailing "R" likely is in reference to the "remote" controller}}

Coincidently, the A16AR was originally the sole recipient of direct Linux support from AVerMedia -- however, said support wass/is very limited/constrained at best (binary drivers, listed as beta, and which apply only for Fedora 3 & 4, Mandriva 2006, and SUSE 10.0).

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modprobe i2c-core

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modprobe videodev

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modprobe mk352

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modprobe saa713x

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But there are no options mentioned.

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Pictures of the card are available in the [http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2006-May/010165.html this mail list post] and duplicated in the resourceful [http://www.bttv-gallery.de/ bttv gallery]. Also see the AVerMedia [http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=42 AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16AR) product page].

* Note above output from lspci shows the card NOT being properly/automagically detected/recognized! ... it would be nice if someone could provide the output from lspci where it shows the card being properly detected

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==Making it work==

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===Firmware===

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===Drivers===

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====If you're using a kernel >2.6.19 and the card is not automagically detected====

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If the card is not automagically detected, when you run "<tt>dmesg | grep saa</tt>" you you will see:

Overview/Features

Coincidently, the A16AR was originally the sole recipient of direct Linux support from AVerMedia -- however, said support wass/is very limited/constrained at best (binary drivers, listed as beta, and which apply only for Fedora 3 & 4, Mandriva 2006, and SUSE 10.0).

Note above output from lspci shows the card NOT being properly/automagically detected/recognized! ... it would be nice if someone could provide the output from lspci where it shows the card being properly detected

Making it work

Firmware

Drivers

If you're using a kernel >2.6.19 and the card is not automagically detected

If the card is not automagically detected, when you run "dmesg | grep saa" you you will see:

In this case, you will need to arrange for the parameter 'card=99' to be passed to the kernel driver.
If the driver was built as a kernel module, and if you want to test this parameter once without making any permanent change to your system, do the following steps. Type:

sudo rmmod saa7134_alsa saa7134-dvb saa7134

Note: For all those who do not know what sudo is, it is used to elevate one's self to root user. rmmod removes loaded modules from memory.

If you can't remove the running modules from memory (which will likely happen because saa7134 will be used by any mixers and artsd)